Standing Man, Standing Woman with Hat
1980
Michelangelo Pistoletto
Italian, born 1933
Contemporary Art
There is something magical about a reflection in a mirror. It seems to be an accurate record of what it represents, but it is reversed left to right and is subject to manipulation and distortion. Michelangelo Pistoletto plays with the idea of reflection and the merging of art and everyday life in this work.
Figures are silkscreened on a piece of reflective stainless steel, creating permanent content for the piece. But as viewers pass in front of it, temporary inhabitants of the space—you—also appear and disappear.
Figures are silkscreened on a piece of reflective stainless steel, creating permanent content for the piece. But as viewers pass in front of it, temporary inhabitants of the space—you—also appear and disappear.
- Maker/Artist
- Pistoletto, Michelangelo
- Classification
- Formatted Medium
- Silkscreen on stainless steel
- Medium
- silkscreen, stainless, steel
- Dimensions
- each panel: 90 5/8 x 49 1/4 in. (230.2 x 125.1 cm)
- Departments
- Contemporary Art
- Accession Number
- 1995.198a-b
- Credit Line
- Gift of Miriam Katowitz and Arthur Radin
- Rights Statement
- © artist or artist's estate
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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